Damien Rice - Child, Man, Silly Dog

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Unreleased

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I've been a child, a man, and a silly dog
I've been a bull, a boy, a beast
I've been a child, a man, and a silly dog
A bone on which I feast.

And what I give to you is what I'm going through
Is the picture of the holes in my hand,
And what I have to do is destroy my youth
The gates are closing...
As I'm frozen...

I've been a child, a man, and a silly dog
I've been a broken boat, a whore
I've been a child, a man, and a silly dog
You give me more, more, more

And all I give to you is a piece of truth
Is the picture of the holes in my hand,
What I have to do is destroy my youth
The gates are closing...
As I'm frozen...in time.
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Unreleased songs like these make me realize how great Damien Rice is...to me, these lyrics show the marking of a man who's well beyond his years

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[didoma73]

Gotta say, as I sit here and listen to this song for the umpteenth time, awaiting the new year - a new decade - can't help but think back to my life for the past 10 years and how it was shaped by Damien Rice. I guess you can say we all live and die by his music every day, every night. I'm forever grateful to have delved so deep into the music of one man and his thoughts. And so this is to you Damien, cheers to another ten years of brilliance and delighting us with your work.

[oscarkev190]

i completely agree with your note at the bottom of the lyrics and always have!

[didoma73]

it's heart-warming to have someone else other than me realize this...i truly feel sorry for those who judge damien alone on just blowers and 9 crimes...

[oscarkev190]

yes exactly! while his released material is amazing his unreleased songs and b-sides just show off what a great songwriter he is examples: sand, rat within the grain, insane, fool, front door the list goes on and on and on and......etc

[damiensongs]

this song is so great..underated, and I always forget about it for some reason

[kapii]

The picture of the holes in my hand

How immensely perfect can you describe remorse and sadness? Therapeutic !

[rbrasul]

@ivresseO I think he was talking about a merge between The Professor and David Gray's Babylon that he performed live. =)

[BrightLightSyndrome]

Hi guys, would really appreciate you watching my cover of Damien Rice - Older Chests! Feedback would be useful. Thanks.

[lifeonmars90]

i love this song wish it was releaed :(

[theyeahyeahjanna]

:) I had this song in my mind from 23.55 to 0.15 haha... i was singing it over and over again. didoma, thanks for uploading this beautiful song.

[ivresseO]

"sand" is a stunnig piece! I cannot say which song i adore most.... Every single one of them is A*W*E*S*O*M*E :D

[ivresseO]

The Professor & Babylon -> does sth like this exist? :) Or maybe you meant The Professor & la fille danse? :)

[undivided21]

is that on youtube, id love to hear that version!!!